Gayelle. 1990-1991 series 1, programme 6

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Rachel Carrington and Shelley Cole introduce the show with shots of Re-Enactment of Indian Arrival from Gayelle #4 May 1986. Shelley Cole speaks with Deokinanan Sharma, Vice-President of National C...

Rachel Carrington and Shelley Cole introduce the show with shots of Re-Enactment of Indian Arrival from Gayelle #4 May 1986. Shelley Cole speaks with Deokinanan Sharma, Vice-President of National Council of Indian Culture (NCIC). Vox Pop about Indian Arrival day. Feature on Temple in the Sea. Sandar,The wife of Siewdass Sadhu remembers and also his son, Narine. Newspaper clippings and re-enactment of hauling stones to the sea. Narrated by Rachel Carrington. Shots of the temple's ruins. Shots of Peter Minshall's RIVER (1983) on the street at carnival in white and then after being sprayed with dyes. Peter Minshall speaks about influences with video of Phagwa. Rachel Carrington introduces next feature about the Temple in the Sea and Siewdass Sadhu's story. Shelly Cole interviews Kampta Karran, author from Guyana with shots of rural Guyana, Metenmeerzog. Shelly Cole and Rachel Carrington introduce the next feature talking about the presence of East Indian populations in Trinidad and Guyana. Feature on intermixing of cultures in Trinidad & Tobago with shots of Hosay, Ras Shorty I, Ras Shorty describes how he arrived at Soca through OM SHANTI OM and Chowtal band on stage at Phagwa. Montage of different cultural aspects: Pottery, Steelband, Hosay, orisha pilgrimage, dance with narration about merging of cultural forms. Shelly Cole introduces a look at East Indian contribution to Trinidad & Tobago culture. Ron Reid talks to Rachel Carrington about the influence of East Indian music on his compositions with extract of video of the Gayelle theme KADAMBARI. Rachel Carrington interviews dancer, Kamla Rampersad.

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